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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Even when the police officers put the handcuffs on my mother, she maintained her dignity, holding her head up high as she was marched off the protest site. | dignity: pride or self-respect |
| The rays from the rising sun shined splendidly through our kitchen window. | splendid: very beautiful or impressive |
| John was so hungry that he didn’t leave a single particle of the muffin on the plate. | particle: a very small piece |
| Cassie took her time when she wrote in cursive, slowly making each word out of an elegant series of arcs and loops. | elegant: graceful and neat |
| Kevin thought that it was a great injustice that girls could wear earrings in the school while the boys could not. | injustice: something unfair |
| After Gears of Pain 6 came out, the number of people playing Gears of Pain 5 declined. | decline: to decrease or go down |
| When Rex had a bone, a warm spot to lie, and someone petting him, he was in paradise. | paradise: a perfect or very happy place |
| Alvin went to the museum every Saturday because he was so fascinated by art. | fascinate: to interest greatly |
| Even though John had a good job and a nice family, he yearned for more. | yearn: to strongly want |
| Since professional athletes have to stay in peak physical shape, most athletes seldom eat junk food. | seldom: not often or rarely |
| Tracy held the flower as gently as she could, fearing that the delicate stem would break. | delicate: easily broken or fragile |
| Jennie didn’t like the jacket her mother bought her until several strangers made remarks about how much they liked it. | remark: a comment or statement |
| Joanne’s mother came up to the school to get the cell phone the teacher had confiscated. | confiscate: to take away |
| Unlike her older brother Jerome, who stayed out all hours of the night, Kate obediently followed the curfew her parents set. | obedient: following rules or doing what you are told |
| John was so hungry that he consumed the cranberry muffin and went back for a donut. | consume: to eat |
| After the bird escaped, Chris tried to coax it back into the cage with treats. | coax: to gently persuade |
| Since it was a school day, Denise thought it was peculiar that she saw no children on the street during her drive to work. | peculiar: strange or unusual |
| If a wolf refuses to help its pack hunt, it becomes an outcast and must go on alone. | outcast: someone left out or rejected |
| Dad had no need for the broken air conditioner, so he discarded it on the corner by the trash. | discard: to throw away |
| While others eat eggs, pancakes, and bacon for breakfast, Mike was content with a piece of toast and a glass of orange juice. | content: satisfied |
| Because he had such good friends and family, Malcolm considered himself fortunate. | fortunate: lucky |
| The teacher stopped the students after she observed them wrestling. | observe: to watch |
| Vince had to put his sunglasses on because the rays of the sun were so brilliant. | brilliant: very bright |
| On the way to her room after just having been grounded, Tammy murmured something under her breath. | murmur: to speak quietly |
| Brian felt that Ms. Golding was much more unpleasant than usual and he suspected that she did not have her coffee this morning. | unpleasant:not nice or not enjoyable |
| The richest man in town was losing his hearing and he offered a large reward to anyone who could find a remedy for his condition. | remedy:a cure or solution |
| The curling iron was so hot that Martha singed her hair when she tried using it. | singe:to burn slightly |
| Max was sick of quarreling with his wife about money when all he wanted to do was enjoy her company. | quarrel:to argue |
| After finding crumbs all over Fido's bed, Mom concluded that the dog had eaten the cookies. | conclude:to decide or figure out |
| After taking the final exam, Felix felt as though an enormous burden had been lifted. | enormous:very large |
| Megan did not like the new girl because she was rich, haughty, and kept her nose up high. | haughty:proud and acting superior |
| After the quarterback from the visiting team snuck in for another touchdown, the mood over the home team's bleachers grew quite dreary. | dreary:sad or gloomy |
| My father and Mr. McClure, our neighbor, have had a dispute as to the property line separating our two houses ever since Mr. McClure planned to build a fence. | dispute:an argument or disagreement |
| Bobby thought that Clyde's theories about their substitute teacher being an alien were absurd. | absurd:silly or not reasonable |
| As a student serving a detention, Derrick's participation on the school cleanup crew was involuntary, unlike Scott, who genuinely wanted to make the school a better place. | involuntary:not done by choice |
| Unlike most of the college students, who came to DeKalb from many different parts of the state and nation to attend the university, Cletus was a native of the town, born and raised. | native:someone born in a place |
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